The internal audit function in banks – consultative document, December 2011
The internal audit function in banks – consultative document, December 2011
International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB), December 2011 issue – Cover and Contents Introduction, by Douglas Gale, Rafael Repullo, and Frank Smets A Pigovian Approach to Liquidity Regulation, by Enrico Perotti and Javier Suarez Macroeconomic Propagation under Different Regulatory Regimes: Evidence from an Estimated DSGE Model for the Euro Area, by Matthieu Darracq Pariès, Christoffer… Continue Reading
New START Treaty Data on U.S. Strategic Offensive Arms, December 1, 2011: “The New START Treaty specifies that each party to the Treaty may release to the public data on its own strategic offensive arms. Accordingly, today the United States has made available the unclassified U.S. data for the most recent data exchange, effective September… Continue Reading
News release: “The California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Resources Legacy Fund, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a publication to assist water resource managers. The Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning provides resources and tools to guide water resource managers and planners as they adapt and navigate the… Continue Reading
Coast Guard: Observations on Arctic Requirements, Icebreakers, and Coordination with Stakeholders, GAO-12-254T, Dec 1, 2011 Federal Housing Administration: Risks to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund and the Agency’s Operations, GAO-12-277T, Dec 1, 2011 Foster Children: HHS Guidance Could Help States Improve Oversight of Psychotropic Prescriptions, GAO-12-270T, Dec 1, 2011 Ginnie Mae: Risk Management and Cost… Continue Reading
The internet as a diversion and destination – On a typical day, 53% of young adults go online just for fun and to pass the time, by Lee Rainie. December 2, 2011 “Americans are increasingly going online just for fun and to pass the time. On any given day, 53% of all the young adults… Continue Reading
“The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act 2010 (P.L. No. 111-68) amended 2 U.S.C. 104(a), to require the posting of the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate on the Senate Web site. Since 1823, the Secretary of the Senate has published the semiannual statements covering the periods from October 1st to March 31st and April… Continue Reading
Follow up to postings on driving distractions and texting, this new report, Mobile telephones and other communication devices and their impact on traffic safety – A review of the literature, November 2011, commissioned by the Swedish Government. See also: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers… Continue Reading
Identity Theft Reported by Households, 2005-2010: “Presents data on the nature of and trends in identity theft victimization among U.S. households from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The NCVS defines identity theft as the misuse or attempted misuse of an existing credit card or another existing account or the misuse of personal information to… Continue Reading
“A new report from the National Research Council, The Potential Consequences of Public Release of Food Safety and Inspection Service Establishment-Specific Data [focuses on how the] release of such data could contribute to increased transparency and yield valuable insights that go beyond the regulatory uses for which the data are collected. The U.S. Department of… Continue Reading